12/3/2024 5:42:49 PM Explore our Tech Legal Outlook 2025 By Clare Murray Elaine Choo We are pleased to launch our Tech Legal Outlook 2025 which explores key global trends and legal developments in the tech sector. 2025...
4/25/2025 11:05:10 AM Consumer deep dive: Understanding unfair commercial practices under the DMCC By Jonathan Ford Helen Crossley Tom Clare Kim Rust +1 more... Show less In the first of a series deep dives, we explore the new rules on unfair commercial practices under the Digital Markets Competition and...
4/23/2025 9:05:21 AM Asia Fintech and Payments regulatory update: April 2025 By Peiying Chua Alex Roberts Teguh Arwiko Welcome to the Linklaters Asia Fintech and Payments regulatory update for April 2025 – a horizon scan where we flag key updates for...
4/22/2025 7:11:35 AM The Cyber Governance Code: Restarting and reinforcing resilience conversations in financial services By Declan Mcloughlin The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre recently published its Cyber Governance Code of Practice, an important new tool to bolster cyber...
4/15/2025 10:46:59 AM Super-batteries – a look at Ofgem’s new cap and floor regime By Maryam Adamji On 8 April 2025, Ofgem opened the first application window to long duration energy storage projects for the new cap and floor regime. 1....
4/14/2025 1:48:05 PM And away we go: US SEC Crypto Task Force’s Roundtable discussion launches dialogue on digital asset regulation By Joshua Klayman Zila Acosta Grimes Tanin Kazemi Nina Zegarra-Schmidt +1 more... Show less Last month the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Crypto Task Force hosted its first of four planned roundtables on the topic of...
4/10/2025 9:38:27 AM New focus on security deposit in German Standard Essential Patent litigation By Bolko Ehlgen Charlotte Kieslich The Higher Regional Court (OLG) Munich has now handed down its much-awaited ruling finding in favour of SEP-holder VoiceAge in the case...
4/9/2025 10:31:00 AM We have lift-off: insights on the direction of travel as consumer protection aspects of the DMCC Act come into force By Jonathan Ford Helen Crossley Tom Clare Kim Rust +1 more... Show less Following commencement of the DMCC Act's consumer protection aspects on 6 April 2025, the CMA now holds direct enforcement powers,...
4/7/2025 5:45:17 PM UK & EU Fintech and payments regulation update – April 2025 By Harry Eddis Richard Hay Simon Treacy Frances Hodgkins Arjun Lakhani Olivia Murphy +3 more... Show less In this monthly update, we summarise the latest legal and regulatory developments for firms in the payments sector. We also publish...
4/4/2025 5:58:49 PM FCA suggests relaxing contactless payment limits By Alexia Katzaros The FCA is exploring a more “outcomes-based” approach to regulating retail payments. It is reconsidering current limits on contactless...
4/1/2025 4:13:12 PM Sensitive technologies: The Netherlands proposes an expansion of its investment screening regime By Lodewick Prompers Tom Reker The Dutch government has published a draft decree to expand the scope of its existing investment screening regime, to address additional...
3/31/2025 8:41:05 PM UK operational resilience regime starts to bite By Simon Treacy Financial services firms in the UK face more regulatory risk in the wake of operational incidents. Now that the UK’s operational...
3/27/2025 2:18:49 PM Game changer: EU introduces consumer protection guidance for in-game virtual currencies By Laetitia Nicolazzi Gert-Jan Hendrix Harry Slachmuylders Jennifer Calver +1 more... Show less As discussed in our Legal Outlook 2025, the topic of in-game currencies is under the spotlight from consumer groups and EU authorities...
3/25/2025 5:36:24 PM Payments firms prepare for new EU accessibility standards By Harry Eddis Olivia Murphy Andreas Van Impe Simon Treacy +1 more... Show less Payments tends to be a volumes business and so payment service providers strive to make their services widely accessible within their...
3/25/2025 10:23:39 AM Understanding Agentic AI: The power of autonomy By Joshua Klayman Toby Irenshtain Artificial Intelligence has been making waves for some time now, and its applications are becoming more sophisticated by the day. One of...
3/18/2025 11:50:03 AM FCA rejection of crypto firm application shows importance of effective risk assessments By James Morris Duncan Campbell Simon Treacy In a relatively rare crypto-related decision notice, the Financial Conduct Authority has chosen not to register a cryptoasset exchange...
3/17/2025 8:30:58 AM More support for overseas firms, crypto and start-ups: FCA pledges to support growth under UK Action Plan By Peter Bevan Simon Treacy The UK Government has released a cross-sectoral Action Plan for regulation. Building on the Chancellor’s Mansion House speech, the plan...